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…Or not. Blogging has been quite light of late, partly because we are almost all in various stages of illness, but partly because, truly folks, I am getting just obssessed with this Rome business. It’s at the point at which I’m planning our second or third trip, never mind our first. It’s at the point…

I’ve rejuggled the speaking gig list down there, adding a couple of appearances I’ll be doing at professional conferences, mainly in relation to De-Coding Mary Magdalene: Truth, Legend and LIes. Publisher’s showcase kind of things. I’ve also confirmed a rather cool thing – speaking at the monthly Theology on Tap in Rome! (Following Fr. Robert…

Various interesting items from John Allen this week, including this observation from an African cardinal, about the importance of Benedict and his specific background at this specific moment in history: Do you look forward to a day when a papal encyclical will begin by citing an African proverb rather than a line from Nietzsche? "I…

Really. Even though that corner of DC is a hotbed of Catholic life, the John Paul II Center seemed like an overreach to many when it was announced. Four years after it opened, there are, indeed, problems. Joe Feureherd reports: Billed as a first-class museum, high-tech exhibit hall and Catholic think tank that would promote…
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